Groundbreaking for Texas A&M - Texarkana

Here's a picture of today's ground-breaking ceremony for Texas A&M University-Texarkana’s $75 million construction project at the new Bringle Lake campus. The Multipurpose Library Building and Central Plant, the second of a five-phase project, was approved by the University System’s Board of Regents in September. The new site will occupy four stories and about 183,000 square feet in all.

Also today, the Texas Senate held a committee meeting at the site. Texas A&M-Texarkana serves students from both sides of the state line.

Update: Here's a note from Dr. C.B. Rathburn, President of TAMU-T:

The economic futures of Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas and Northwest Louisiana are tied together. I want A&M Texarkana to be a positive force for growth and development regardless of the location of a state line or the residency of the student.